Xeon L5630 vs Opteron 6262 HE
Primary details
Comparing Opteron 6262 HE and Xeon L5630 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1961 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 0.11 |
| Market segment | Server | Server |
| Power efficiency | no data | 4.50 |
| Architecture codename | Interlagos (2011−2012) | Westmere-EP (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 14 November 2011 (13 years ago) | 16 March 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $1,100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Opteron 6262 HE and Xeon L5630 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 2.13 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 768 KB (shared) | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 8.00391 MB (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 12 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 316 mm2 | 239 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 63 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 69 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 2,400 million | 1,170 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Opteron 6262 HE and Xeon L5630 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 2 | 2 |
| Socket | G34 | FCLGA1366,LGA1366 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 40 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Opteron 6262 HE and Xeon L5630. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | + | + |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 1.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| PAE | no data | 40 Bit |
Security technologies
Opteron 6262 HE and Xeon L5630 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Opteron 6262 HE and Xeon L5630 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Opteron 6262 HE and Xeon L5630. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 288 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 3 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 25.6 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Opteron 6262 HE and Xeon L5630.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 14 November 2011 | 16 March 2010 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 4 |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 85 Watt | 40 Watt |
Opteron 6262 HE has an age advantage of 1 year, and 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Xeon L5630, on the other hand, has 112.5% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Opteron 6262 HE and Xeon L5630. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Opteron 6262 HE and Xeon L5630, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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